Check-protector.



C. S. CARRIER.

CHECK PROTECTOR,

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30,1913.

L1 83,459, Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

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C. s` CARRIER.

CHECK PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION HLED JULY so, 191s.

1,1 33,459 Patented Mal. 30, 1915.

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inner ends ot'the levers are raised to the position of the lett-hand lever shown in Fig. 1. The levers are so proportioned that when free to iiiove the` inner ends will di'op ldown to the position ot the righthand lever shown in Fig. 1, sothat the pawls are out ot engageii'ieiit with the ratchet teeth. On the stein 15 just above the platen-holder is a collar having two short lugs 33 ar aiigcd atiV substantially opposite sides tliei'eof,fiind 'a tongue 31 which extends laterally above the platen-holder and is then turned upwardly so that when the platen is in the normal raised position thereofl said tongue will pass alongside a stop-lug 35 which projects from the sideof the bridge 14. The lugs 33 are so arranged that when the tongue 'is atone side of the stop-lug 35 one of the lugs 33 will he in position to engage one of the pawl-levers 30 while the other lug 33 will be out of vertical alineinent with the 4other pawl-lever. The length of the vertical portion of the tongue -31 is such that when the platen is in its lowerinost position the upper end of the tongue will pass beneath the stoplug 35 so that theI collar 32 may; be rotated,

the tongue moved to the other side of thev stop-lug, and the operative connection of the lugs 33 and pawl-levers reversed.

It will be obvious that at each movement of the platen-stem a slight rotary movement will be imparted to the il'ibbon-spool that is then operatively connected through the pawl-lever with the sleeve 32, and that when the resultant winding of the ribbon ontothe respective spool has proceeded until the other spool is nearly empty the ribbon-feed may be reversed by moving the tongue. 3i from one side of the stop-lug to thevother while the platen is inthe lower position. When it isnecessary to renew the ribbon, the casing, carrying with it the plate '20, is removed from tlie base, after which the pins 27 are withdrawn, the spools removed, the ends of a new ribbon secured thereto,. the spools replaced in the easing, and the casing again secured upon the hase. l

rlhe type-bars 36a, 3G", 36, 36d, 36e and 36t are slidably disposed in the base 1 and extend out through the 'front end thereofbeneatb the casing end-portion 13. The front ends of the bars are provided with upturned.

lugs 37 which may be conveniently grasped for moving the bars longitudinally. Stoplugs on the upper sides of the bars'liii'iit the forward movements thereof by engaging lthe casing. The rearward portions of the bars have suit-ahh` printing-characters formed onI their upper sides, each character position beneath the platen 19, such position corresponding longitudinally with the center of a transverse slot in the plate 20.

On the upper sides ot the forward portions ofV the type-bars are indicia or indicating marks, the same usually consisting of characters the same as .the printing-chan acters, but foi-ined by indentation of .the surface of thebars instead of projecting points. These indicia are so arranged that when a printing-chaineter on any of the bars is in position beneath the platen, a like or corresponding charactei.' on the respective bar .will be presented to view through a. transverse slot 39 formed in, the casing at the front end of the machine, as shown.

In the foot-portion ot' the base below the. front pai-trof each of tlie'type-bars is a cylindrical recess in vwhich is disposed a. ball 10 and a coil spring 4-1 adapted to hold the ball up into engagement with the lower side ot' the respective type-bar. The lower sides of the barsfare of undulating Aform, the undulatioiis being so proportioned that as each of the printirigcharaeters on a bai" is brought into position below the platen, the ball Ll0 will enter one of the hollows or transverse depressions in the bar, s0 as to retain the bar in such position until a sufficient force is applied thereto to force the ball down into the recess as the adjacent crest of the ,undulating surface passes over it.

On the outer sides of the outer type-bars V3G and Bi'f are secured the supplementary type-bars 42 and 42, said bars being pro-n vided oii their upper faces with suitable printing-chai'acters each preferably formed by a sei-ies of conical projections, the saine l asthe other printing-characters. The printing-characters on th(` supplen'ieiitary typebai's. a rc all alike land in the structure shown consist ot dollar signs.

1lach ot the type-barsV has in the upper side thereof a transverse channel adjoining the printing-character nearestto the front end of thc bar. When the type-bars are pushed rearwardly as far as permitted by the lugs 3T, the transverse' channels are.

alined"transversely and forni a continuous 'channel below thi. platen, as shown in Fig. 1. One of the side-llaiiges of the base'lO has a. notch -i therein at a position coineidiiig with the channel through the typebars` when the'latterare in the rearward position described. The transverse slot in the plate 20 is exteinled down into the sideflange thereof as far as the bottom of the notch #55 and the channel through the tvpebars.

Special type-bars il. ot' the torni shown iu Fig. 3, may be provided and inseried into the transverse channel so that impressions may be made thcre'lfroiii instead of the regnlar tjpe-bars- The special type-bar at is aises-ice provided-on .its upper face with printingcharacters formed by projecting points, similarly-to 4the printing-charactersA of the other type-bars. @ne end of the bar 44 is beveled or rounded, as shown, and at the other end'is a tailrportion 45, slightly thini ner than the rest of the bar. lnplacing the down beloW the lower edge of the notch 43.

ln removing' the b'ar, the tail-portion is lifted to disengage the shoulder from the side` flange, and the bar then the transverse channel.

In the ordinary use of the machine for or embossing the1eori"the value thereof, the type-bar 36st is moved longitudinally until the indicating-mark thereon appearing through the slot 39 indicates the units3 ci the desired value, the bar 36h is similarly moved so that there is indicated at the slot 39 the tens lf of the desired value, and so on util the entire desired value is shown by theindicating-marks appearing through the slot lf the value to be markedr is such that less than the full number of the type-bars is utilizedto eXpreess it then the type-bar at the left bf the-last bar used for numerical characters is set at the dollarsign (5B). Thus, to express' the value $1426,

the bars would be setI as shown in Fig: 2, wherein the bar 36 isfset -at the dollar-sign (3) and the .b ar 36 f'is leftat the'. normal or blank position, at which the transverse channel in the bar is below the platen instead of a printing-character,I said position being shown by the indicating mark appearing at the slot 39.

Referring now to Fig. 5, theuse of the supplementary type-bars 42a and 42h will he apparent. When all of the regular typebars are used for printing numerals' the character Si is supplied by the supplementary bar 42 at the left of the numeral printed by the type-bar 36', and at all times a similar character is supplied by the bar 42a at the right of the numeral printed from the type-bar 36, The character thus appears at both ends of the row of numerical characters and serves as a safeguard against raising the value of the check by the addition of other numerical characters at the end of the rovv of characters printed or embossed upon vthe paper by the machine. In Fig. 5 the bars are set to print the` followh ing row of characters: $14237 0$. In the set-- pulled outof ting of the bars to print the foregoing, only the numerical, characters 142370 would be taken into account by the operator in noting the indicating-marks at the slot 39, the

y safety-characters, Si 15, being supplied aue sharp bloii7V upon the striking-knob i6 then forces the platen down onto the paper,"

which is" pressed down through the slot in the covenplate 20, 4engaes the inked ribbon 29 and pressesjt against the row of printing-characters, so that the raised points of which the "characters are formed indent or embossthe. papenbreaking the bers thereof more orless, and at the same time odsetting from thesribbon a certain amount ci coloring matter which impregnates the paper and minglelswvith the broken iibers. The paper is thusmarked so thatit is practically impossible to remove the marking therefrom or to alter it Without leaving evidences or' the removal or alteration. I

The special type-bars 44 may be supplied as desired and used for printing characters or Words other than such as may be formed by the regular and supplementary type-bars. Thus itl might be desired to have special type-bars having thereon the Words Cancelcd, Void, Duplicate or the like, and it is very convenient to have the machine so constructed as to enable the use thereof for such special markings.4

Now, having described my invention, what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: l

l. In a 4machine of the class described, lthe combination with a movable platen, of a die formed by a series of adjoining; parallel Aimmovable type-bearing members, each of said members having a. series o3 raised printingcharacters thereon 'and being' .movable so members having a series ,of printingrharf acters thereon and' eachalso having` a transverse channel in the same'sidc as that having the printing-characters on it, the members being movable so that each of the printlngcharacters thereon may be Vplaced adjacent to the platen and so that the transverse channels may also be disposed in a like position `and with the channels coincident trans- ,combination with a platen, of a die formed by a series of adjoining parallel members each having thereon a series of printingcharacters and each being movable to bring any of the' printing-characters into position for coperation with the platen, some of the printing-characters on each member .being numerals and one of said characters on each bar beingl a non-numerical safety character, and supplementary parts secured to the outer sides of the outer members of the die and movable with the respective members to which they aresecured, said parts having a. series of prmtmg-characters thereon at positions coincidlng transversely with the numerals on the adjoining die-members, and all of the said printing-characters on said parts being non-numerical.

4;. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a movable platen, of a die formed by a series ot adjoining parallel 'movable type-bearing members.each having a series of printing-characters thereon, said members being movable to bring eachof the characters thereon to a position for coperation with the platen, so that the characters thus positioned form a line adjacent to the platen, and supplementary type-bearing members actuated by the adjacent ones of the first-mentioned members to' automatically provide supplementary characters at the ends of the line of characters formed adjacent to the platen.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

COURTLAND S. CARRIER.

Witnesses: l

EDWARD L. BRADLEY, D. O. BARNELL. 

